Ward No. 6
2 hrs. 24 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Anton Chekhov
Author
Anton Chekhov
Narrator
Vladimir Samoylov
Narrator
Vladimir Samoylov
Description
“Ward No. 6” is the story of a doctor who himself becomes a patient. The writer’s experience as a zemstvo doctor allowed him to describe the hospital life with maximum credibility—the relationships between doctors and patients. The story is imbued with bitter irony and a feeling of hopelessness, but perhaps precisely the helplessness of Chekhov’s heroes will make someone, for the first time in life, prove to himself that he isn’t in that ward. “...When people suddenly pay attention to you, then know that you’ve ended up in a bewitched circle from which you won’t get out. You’ll try to get out and get even more lost. Give up, because no human efforts will save you anymore….”
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